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Technical insights and brewing science from the Bluestone Yeast lab.
The Role of Zinc in Brewing Fermentation
Why zinc matters for yeast health, how the boil destroys it, and what cold-side dosing means for fermentation speed and consistency.
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Beer Is a Community. The Harcourt Fires Proved It.
On January 9, the Ravenswood bushfire tore through Harcourt in Central Victoria. Among the damage was the Harcourt Cooperative Cool Stores, a facility that...
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Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Craft Beer Trends for 2026
Another year down, another round of predictions to review and new ones to make. As always, we’ve been watching, brewing, and learning alongside you. Here’s a...
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2025 at Bluestone Yeast: The Year That Flew
What a year it has been at Bluestone Yeast. From lab benches to brewery taps and across the country, 2025 saw us launch game changing products, dive deep into...
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Grainstock 2025: Yeast, Malt, and Mates in Griffith
In October I packed up the car and headed north to Griffith for the event at . The drive through regional Victoria and New South Wales was stunning, and I got...
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A Tale of Two Accelerators
Starters to Tank Time: September at Bluestone September felt like two months in one. We hit the accelerator hard across both science and operations. On one...
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Balancing the Busy Brew Life: Zinc, Boosters, Breweries, and Community Highlights
Life at Bluestone Yeast: Juggling Plates It’s been one of those weeks where I feel like I’m running in five directions at once. Between managing yeast orders,...
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WA Craft Brewers Rising: Notes from the Road, Zinc, and the Fight for Indie Beer
After an almost 9-hour delay and two replacement planes later (thanks Qantas), I finally touched down in Perth a couple of days before the WABA meeting in...
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Mid-Winter, Maximum Momentum: Bluestone Yeast July Update
While June, July and August are usually the quietest months on the brewing sales calendar, they’re anything but sleepy inside the Bluestone Yeast Lab. The cold...
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From Grains to Glasses: How Ancient Wheat , and a Holiday in Turkey , Changed the World (and Your Beer)
I’ve been working with yeast and brewing for years, but I have to admit, I never stopped to think about the origins of one of the fundamental ingredients in...
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Autumn Reflections: Juggling Roles, Industry Events & Celebrating Legends
As we move into the cooler months, things are meant to slow down… but that hasn't quite been the case around here! With Yusuf taking a well-earned break to...
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A Wild Few Months at Bluestone Yeast: Travel, Conferences, Product Launches, and (a Little) Holiday Chaos
The last couple of months have been an absolute whirlwind for us here at Bluestone Yeast. Between travel, conferences, product launches, school holidays, and...
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The Role of Zinc in Brewing: A Key to Yeast Health and Beer Quality
Introduction Zinc is one of the unsung heroes of brewing, playing a critical role in yeast health and fermentation performance. While many brewers focus on the...
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Brew Your Own Irish Stout with BSY-A016 Dublin Strain
There’s nothing quite like the smooth, roasty character of an Irish stout to warm your spirits. This iconic beer style is loved around the world for its...
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Looking Back and Looking Ahead: Craft Beer Trends for 2025
As we step into 2025, it’s a great time to reflect on where the craft beer world is headed and how last year’s predictions held up. In 2024, we anticipated the...
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2024: A Year of Growth, Innovation, and Gratitude
As the year comes to an end, we at Bluestone Yeast want to reflect on the highlights of 2024 and express our sincere thanks to all our customers and followers....
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November Recap: Cheers to Another Month of Brewing Adventures!
Hello, Brewers! As the year winds down and the weather heats up, we’ve been busy working with pro brewers, launching new homebrew strains, and continuing our...
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New Equipment, Oktoberfest Fun, and Exciting Product Developments
Reflecting on October, it feels like time just flew by. Some days, progress feels slow, but looking back, it’s clear we’ve achieved a lot. One of the biggest...
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Grand finals, brewery visits and October fest
On Friday, September 13th, Rocky Ridge Brewery celebrated the launch of their brand-new Brunswick Brewery. This incredible space is a haven for craft beer...
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Spring has spring, A new Home for Bluestone yeast.
We kicked off August with some significant progress in setting up our new space. The chaos and exciting energy of moving is starting to form into a semi...
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Christmas in July Present for Bluestone Yeast
! Wow, what a month it has been here at Bluestone Yeast! We've been in a whirlwind of activity, marked by a rollercoaster of stress, anxiety, and excitement....
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Winter Beers, GABS and Bluestone Yeast Challenge
Top Reasons to Book a Chat with Your Bluestone Yeast Expert Hey Brewers! I hope you’re all doing great and brewing up some fantastic beers! As a yeast expert,...
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Winter is here!
Wow, we have reached the middle of the year already and winter has certainly come to Melbourne in force. The mornings are cold and misty, and we appear to be...
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Bluestone foundation customer Kaiju! Beer wins big at the Melbourne Royal International Beer Awards
! The team at Bluestone wishes to extend huge congratulations to one of our foundation customers Kaiju! Beer for walking away with the Champion Australian...
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How to Craft the Country's Best Pilsner: A Bluestone Yeast and Kaiju! Beer Love Story
! In Melbourne’s thriving craft beer community, Kaiju! Beer founders Callum and Nat Reeves have been busy carving a reputation for creating some of the...
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Eco-Friendly Yeast Practices: A Guide for the Sustainable Brewer
! It’s easy to see brewing as an inherently sustainable endeavour. With grains, hops water and yeast making up the core ingredients, it’s a pretty natural...
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Notice of Update to Credit Policy and Pricing
Dear Partners, We hope this letter finds you well. We greatly appreciate your continued support and patronage of Bluestone Yeast. It is with a heavy heart that...
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Beer Trend Predictions for 2024
! A big part of the appeal of craft breweries is that they’re agile, able to experiment with new styles and really set the agenda when it comes to emerging...
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The Divine Origins of Belgian Beer
! Belgium's brewing tradition is as rich and complex as the beers it produces. This small European nation, with a population of just over 11 million, boasts...
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Holiday Period Liquid Yeast Storage Checklist
! As another year winds down, we hope you’ve managed to schedule some time off over the holiday period. To offer a little extra peace of mind while you’re away...
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Successful Fermentation When Brewing High-Alcohol Beers
! Alcohol is more than just the component that provides the "buzz" in beer. It's a complex contributor to the overall sensory experience, influencing aroma,...
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How Yeast Adds Flavour to Beer
! Hops have long been the star ingredient of craft beer. Descriptors like ‘piney’, ‘tropical’, ‘floral’ and ‘citrus’ are familiar to any beer enthusiast worth...
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Fresh Ideas for Spring Brewing
! Spring is upon us and with it comes the opportunity to create vibrant and flavourful beers to enjoy in the warmer months ahead. Brewing with the seasons is a...
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How temperature affects your beer
! When brewing from home, one of the biggest challenges is keeping your wort at a desired temperature for the duration of the fermentation process. While it...
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What is haze and where does it come from?
! At this year’s Brewcon event, Bluestone Yeast founder Derek Lacey gave a talk on how the interaction between hops and yeast is the primary cause of haze in...
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BSY Strain of the Month | August
! Munich It’s time to dust off your Dirndls and iron your Lederhosen, The Munich Beerfest, aka Oktoberfest is almost upon us. And if you’re planning to...
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Providing a Nutritional Diet For Your Yeast
! As a living organism, yeast needs the right nutrition to ensure it’s performing its fermentation duties to a consistent and desirable standard. Just as we...
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See You at Brewcon
! Derek, Yusuf and Yee Jin will be attending Brewcon, which is being held on the Gold Coast this year. They’ll be at stand 31, so, if you’re attending be sure...
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Bluestone: Committed to Science and Beer!
Bluestone is this year contributing to an exciting initiative from the people behind Science Made Beerable that’s running in conjunction with National Science...
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BSY Strain of the Month | July
! Stuttgart With winter still upon us, it’s a great time to get a lager or two down before the weather warms up. If you’re looking to brew a classic crisp...
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Choosing Style-Specific Yeast Strains
! For a while now, hops have been hogging the limelight when it comes to marketing and talking about craft beer. Cans and bottles routinely list the hop...
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Exploring More Exotic Yeast Strains
! On paper, beer’s a pretty simple equation: hops, malt, yeast and water. But from these simple building blocks, a diverse and ever-changing range of styles...
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BSY Strain of the Month | June
! New England As the name suggests, our brewers overwhelmingly turn to our New England strain when brewing a hazy. It has an ester profile that helps...
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How yeast affects the appearance of your beer
! While flavour wins out at the end of the day, there’s no denying the pleasure of brewing a beer that looks as good as it tastes. If you’re like us, you've no...
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Liquid Yeast vs. Dried Yeast: What's Best for your Brewery?
! For craft breweries, there’s no cookie-cutter path to success. Rather, each day is about making informed, or sometimes gut-instinct, decisions on recipes,...
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Yeast-related off flavours - the main offenders
! Learning to identify, understand and remedy off-flavours in your beer will make you a better brewer. So, with this noble pursuit in mind, we’ve outlined five...
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BSY Strain of the Month | May
! London While the Brits can lay claim to many things of global acclaim - think the Beatles, Sir Patrick Stewart and Newton’s theory of relativity - warm beer...
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What makes a great dark beer?
! If you’re a brewer focused on improving the quality of your beer and the enjoyment others get from drinking it, understanding what makes it ‘good’ in the...
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BSY Strain of the Month | April
! Looking ahead to the Australian International Beer awards in Late May, we thought it a good time to highlight our Pilsen strain, which Hop Nation used to...
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Choosing an Equivalent Yeast Strain
! With seemingly thousands of different yeast strains available, finding one to replace a strain you’re currently using can seem daunting. It doesn’t need to...
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Introducing our new Clean Repitch System
! At Bluestone Yeast Co. we understand our brewers tread a fine line between a relentless pursuit of excellence and a more prosaic need to reduce costs and...
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9 yeasty terms and how they'll help you brew better
For thousands of years, little was known about yeast and its ability to transform sugary liquids into something quite different. Since we’ve gained a better...
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BSY Strain of the Month | March
! This month we’re taking a look at our San Diego yeast strain, which is now also available as part of our homebrewer range. As the days start to get a little...
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Are Kveik Yeasts the Answer to Summer Brewing Blues?
! In this article we take a look at how using kveik yeasts can help you happily brew through the summer heat. One of the biggest challenges when brewing over...
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Managing Your Yeast Throughout its Lifecycle
! As a living organism, yeast is unique among the ingredients we use for beer. And while you’ll want to ensure all of your ingredients are up to scratch,...
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Hazy days ahead!
! Hazy IPAs are enjoying some well-earned time in the sun, which is fitting given their fruity tropical flavours and juicy mouthfeel. Look over any craft beer...
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Creating a happy home (for your yeast)
If you’re encountering some flavours in your beer that are a little on the nose, there’s a good chance unhappy yeast could be to blame. Sour, sulphurous,...
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Bluestone Yeast Now Available For Home Brewers
! Bluestone Yeast Co. has expanded its product offer to cater to savvy home brewers with a new range of 120ml live yeast packs, each of which contains 200...
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Seven Steps to Re-Pitch Your Brewing Yeast
When done correctly, re-pitching yeast is a great way to reduce costs, packaging waste and transport emissions while making your operations more...
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Why re-pitch your brewing yeast?
It won’t come as a surprise that at Bluestone we’re big advocates for liquid yeast. Compared to dried yeast, it can provide enhanced esters, higher...
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A quick look back at how it all began
! With Melbourne’s rolling series of lockdowns now hopefully firmly in the rear-view mirror, it’s an interesting time to reflect on how far we’ve come since we...
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